With the growth of technology and the rise of the internet, various types of Artificial Intelligence have infiltrated almost every step of our digital life, ranging...
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How modern media can change your reality
Have you ever been scrolling through YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Twitter or any other kind of media platform and thought to yourself: “How did I end up...
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From 2019 to 2022 I used a Nokia instead of a smartphone. My newer model Nokia had essentially the same functionalities as the old Nokias of...
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The first ARMY? The rise of Roh Moo-hyun and internet’s first political fan club
If you have been on Twitter for some time, the term “ARMY” might sound familiar. Indeed, this group of fervent fans of boys’ band BTS is...
Continue reading...“Link in bio to purchase”
Alternatively titled: “literally everything is an ad and it’s kind of a problem” Who remembers this clip from a South Park episode? Because for a year...
Continue reading...Enter the Matrix: An Exploration of Digital Futures (Part 1)
In the first part of this three-part podcast on the future-shaping potential of current trends in technology, Andrea Blätler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss videogame...
Continue reading...Enter the Matrix: An Exploration of Digital Future Part 3
In the final part of our podcast series on the future-shaping potential of current trends in technology, Andrea Blätler, Fiona ‘t Hart and James Bentham discuss...
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: Claiming a Trope (pt 1)
In the first part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Fiona ‘t Hart, and I discuss the ins and outs of the world of Omegaverse and...
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Have you ever been watching a film made by a company in the United States that displays all other countries as ‘third-world’ through adding a yellow/orange...
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: Claiming A Trope (Pt. 3)
In the third part of this three-part podcast Andrea Blätler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss the ethics of fanfiction, consent and non-consent in media, and...
Continue reading...How to deal with social media overwhelm
In this video I will be talking about social media overwhelm. I will define the term sensory overload and relate to Goffman’s theory on theatrical performativity...
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In this video, part 1.5 of our podcast, Andrea Blätler, James Bentham and I do the self-driving car morality test! do it yourself here: https://www.moralmachine.net/
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: claiming a trope (pt 2)
In the second part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Andrea Blätler, and I discuss a copyright lawsuit about books in the Omegaverse. We discuss copyright...
Continue reading...What are you talking about?! Miscommunication in the Digital
Hello everyone, Laura Akerboom and I (Ruth van der Weijden) made a podcast together about communication and therefore also miscommunication in the Digital. We came to...
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It’s that time of the year again. December 1st. You open Instagram, as you probably do every morning, just to browse around. See what your friends...
Continue reading...Update on online Charity
In my opinion there are currently two big Charities going strong on YouTube the first one is #TeamSeas and the $1.000.000 stream for St. Jude. Lets...
Continue reading...My Most Recent Experiences with The Digital
Having started my blogs with my first ever encounter of a digital community, I figured that it would be nice to end with my most recent...
Continue reading...Digital Media through Generations Part 2/2
In this second part of the podcast, I will be interviewing my parents on their digital media consumption in order to establish whether there is a...
Continue reading...Is body positivity really that positive?
Hello everyone, I created a video about body positivity and asked myself if it is actually really that positive. Hope you enjoy! Sources: “Body Positive,” Urban...
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